SAFETY OFFICER RESPONSIBILITIES
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SITE RESPOSIBILITIES OF A SAFETY OFFICER
For a industry to effectively implement an health,safety environment it will require the services of a professional who could be a consultant or an employee. who has the following qualification and attributes:
.Good academic and technical education.
-knowledge of mathematics, engineering priciples, natural and behavioural sciences
.Professional training and experience.
- Familiar with and able to reasonably analyse the pricipal activities or process of the company or industry in which employed.
-Adequate training in basic safety management and accident prevention techniques and in particular the ability to recognise potential accident hazards and systematic and practical ways of eliminating them.
-Knowledge of and conversance with applicable safety laws, regulations, codes and standards
.Personal attributes: talent,attitude and innate ability
- is dynamic, has drive, and self-starter who can motivate others
- can communicate effectively at all levels, and is in constant touch with peers and line supervisors.
- has inquisitive mind and a thirst for knoledge.
- is imaginative, creative and capable of analysis and evaluations of self, and programme performance.
- can take an overview of a situation, flexible enough to accept change and yet able to make his point firmly without generating heat and eroding confidence.
The duties of a safety officer will be to ensure that the safety policy as laid down by management is maintaned and armended as neccessary.
(a) He will assist line management to carry out their responsiblities for all aspects of health and safety.
(b) shall keep up to dates with development in health and safety.
(c) will ensure that adequate training is given to new and existing employees and will assist with this training.
(d) shall maintain the accident reporting system and when neccesary will assist with the investigation and reporting accidents.
(e) shall carry out frequent inspection and report all hazards and breaches of statutory requirements to management.
(f) will arrange all safety meetings.
(g) it is the duty of the safety officer to ensure that the company's policy is implemented, adhere, understood and communicated to all employee.
.Good academic and technical education.
-knowledge of mathematics, engineering priciples, natural and behavioural sciences
.Professional training and experience.
- Familiar with and able to reasonably analyse the pricipal activities or process of the company or industry in which employed.
-Adequate training in basic safety management and accident prevention techniques and in particular the ability to recognise potential accident hazards and systematic and practical ways of eliminating them.
-Knowledge of and conversance with applicable safety laws, regulations, codes and standards
.Personal attributes: talent,attitude and innate ability
- is dynamic, has drive, and self-starter who can motivate others
- can communicate effectively at all levels, and is in constant touch with peers and line supervisors.
- has inquisitive mind and a thirst for knoledge.
- is imaginative, creative and capable of analysis and evaluations of self, and programme performance.
- can take an overview of a situation, flexible enough to accept change and yet able to make his point firmly without generating heat and eroding confidence.
The duties of a safety officer will be to ensure that the safety policy as laid down by management is maintaned and armended as neccessary.
(a) He will assist line management to carry out their responsiblities for all aspects of health and safety.
(b) shall keep up to dates with development in health and safety.
(c) will ensure that adequate training is given to new and existing employees and will assist with this training.
(d) shall maintain the accident reporting system and when neccesary will assist with the investigation and reporting accidents.
(e) shall carry out frequent inspection and report all hazards and breaches of statutory requirements to management.
(f) will arrange all safety meetings.
(g) it is the duty of the safety officer to ensure that the company's policy is implemented, adhere, understood and communicated to all employee.
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Induction Of All Person's On Work Site
The site safety officer has to educate and advise every person on site on the safety requirement that must be observe by all including visitors, especially those that will spend brief time at location. they should be shown important areas such as their muster points, the first aid room, exists, dining room, toilets, no-smoking areas and restricted areas. They should be aware of the appropriate personal protective equipment (if any) that must be worn on site/camp. The safety officer should check on the ability to swim if the location is water borne..
PEP TALK.
A pep talk is a short talk given to workers every morning before setting out for the days work. The talk usually highlights the job to be done, the hazards associated with it, the necessary precautions to be taken, the tools and appropriate personal protective equipment that must be worn. per talk assist in sustaining safety awareness among the work force. the site safety officer, supervisor or anyone so appointed to do so, could give these talks..
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SITE SAFETY MEETING.
These are meetings held periodically on site with the primary objective of improving the safety awareness, consciousness of the work fprce. they could be held weekly, bi-monthly or monthly. A typical agenda of a safety meeting is as follows:-
1. minutes of previous meeting
2. matters arising from minutes
3. topic for the day. (topic is delivered by the safety officer, supervisor or someone appointed to do so)
4. incident review
5. Any other business (AOB)
TIMING.
The meeting should be schedule for such periods those workers will be attentive and not hurrying such as lunch break or closing time. it should start and closed on schedule. starting or closing late will kill workers interest.
1. minutes of previous meeting
2. matters arising from minutes
3. topic for the day. (topic is delivered by the safety officer, supervisor or someone appointed to do so)
4. incident review
5. Any other business (AOB)
TIMING.
The meeting should be schedule for such periods those workers will be attentive and not hurrying such as lunch break or closing time. it should start and closed on schedule. starting or closing late will kill workers interest.
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SITE SAFETY STATISTICS BOARD.
This is a board displayed at work sites to inform everyone about certain important safety statistics.
SAFETY STATISTICS BOARD
DATE: ............................................
SLOGAN: "ACCIDENT ARE CAUSE; PREVENTION THEM"
COMPANY NAME: .....................................
CONTRACT N0: ......................................
CLIENT: ...........................................
LOCATION: .........................................
N0.OF PERSONS ON SITE: ............................
N0. OF ACCIDENTS RECORDED: ........................
DATE OF LAST ACCIDENT: ............................
TOTAL MAN-HOURS WORKED: ............................
SAFETY STATISTICS BOARD
DATE: ............................................
SLOGAN: "ACCIDENT ARE CAUSE; PREVENTION THEM"
COMPANY NAME: .....................................
CONTRACT N0: ......................................
CLIENT: ...........................................
LOCATION: .........................................
N0.OF PERSONS ON SITE: ............................
N0. OF ACCIDENTS RECORDED: ........................
DATE OF LAST ACCIDENT: ............................
TOTAL MAN-HOURS WORKED: ............................
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Job Site Daily Performance Reports And Logged Book
This is a brief report of the safety officer's daily activities on the site.......................................................................................
DATE ACTIVITIES
......................................................................................
Brief 20 workers before work commence
Talk to them on the use of personal protective equipment and the dangers of using bad tools
Inspect the following:
(i) All equipment for the day's jobs
(ii) All vehicles for the day's job
(iii) The personnel carrier
(iv) The first Aid Box.
(v) The fire Extinguisher
- Checked and confirmed that all warning signs required for the job are on site and in position.
- Instruct workers on the use of fire extinguishers
VISITORS BOOK.
This is a note kept for documentation of all visitors coming in and out from the site. This is another measures taken to ensure security of lives, properties and operations on site.
MEDICAL RECORD BOOK.
on site first Aid medical services to a certain extent should be available. in some companies the site safety officer takes charge of first aid treatment and thus ensures that the first Aid medical record book is properly kept.
MUSTER POINT.
A muster point is a place of relative safety to which employees gather to await further instructions. in a work site or company premises, muster point are located in various places so that employees do not have to travel a long distance before getting to one of them. employee are usually assigned to muster points. This ensure that certain muster point are not over crowded while others are empty. This arrangement facilitates roll call during an emergency.
All persons on the site including visitors, who are to spend the nights on the site must be assign to a muster point. An emergency can strike at any time. during emergency drill, gathering of employee at their designated muster point should be checked so that the necessary corrections could be noted and effected. the number of muster points in a work site is influenced by the number of workers and the size of the work site.
All persons on the site including visitors, who are to spend the nights on the site must be assign to a muster point. An emergency can strike at any time. during emergency drill, gathering of employee at their designated muster point should be checked so that the necessary corrections could be noted and effected. the number of muster points in a work site is influenced by the number of workers and the size of the work site.
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